Household planning
How many broccoli plants?
A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.
1 adult2–63 typical plants
2 adults3–126 typical plants
4 adults6–2312 typical plants
Season timing
When does it go in?
Typical first actionUsually transplanted
Maturity range50–80 days
Harvest window10–35 days
Latest planting buffer80 days before fall frost
Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.
Calculate dates from my frost date →Space and harvest
What does one plant ask for?
In-row spacing12–24 in
Between rows18–36 in
Yield range0.4–1.5 pounds
Yield confidencemedium
Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.
Container fit
A container can work.
3minimum gallons per plant
5recommended gallons per plant
12″minimum useful depth